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Pharmaceutical exec guilty of bribing doctors to push opioid

BOSTON - A pharmaceutical company founder accused of paying doctors millions in bribes to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray was convicted Thursday in a case that exposed such marketing tacti...

May 04, 2019

Wyoming US Sen. Mike Enzi won't seek re-election in 2020

GILLETTE, Wyo. - Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi announced Saturday that he will not run for a fifth term in 2020. The 75-year-old made the announcement in his hometown of Gillette. Enzi, who i...

May 04, 2019

Beyond Meat fattens up as shares more than double in IPO

Investors have a big appetite for fake meat. The shares of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, more than doubled Thursday in its Nasdaq debut. It's the first pure-play maker...

May 04, 2019

Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy

WASHINGTON - Stephen Moore, a conservative commentator whom President Donald Trump had tapped for the Federal Reserve board, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the...

May 04, 2019

Judge: Man can recover money from neo-Nazi website founder

A Muslim-American radio host can recover monetary damages against a neo-Nazi website operator who falsely accused him of terrorism, a federal judge ruled without deciding on a dollar amount. SiriusXM ...

May 04, 2019

Testimony ends in trial over Arkansas' use of execution drug

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal trial to consider the legality of Arkansas' use of a sedative in executions ended Thursday without a ruling from the bench. In their closing arguments, lawyers for death ...

May 04, 2019

'The River and The Wall' explores Rio Grande's border world

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Growing up, Ben Masters worked on West Texas ranches along the border where he developed a love for the outdoors and wildlife. The experience eventually led him to study wildlife b...

May 04, 2019

Secluded Baltimore mayor resigns amid scandal

Baltimore's mayor resigned under pressure Thursday amid a flurry of investigations into whether she arranged bulk sales of her self-published children's books to disguise hundreds of thousands of doll...

May 04, 2019

Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir

LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A Quebec wood carver was delighted Thursday to learn Japan's prime minister was proudly showing off one of his creations - a door-knocker featuring a wood carving of a beaver t...

May 04, 2019

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is freed on bail

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison. The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssen...

May 04, 2019